Posts in the ‘Body’ Category

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10 Ways to Detox Your Body

Learn how to detoxify your body and eliminate toxins with advice from naturopathic doctors. Feeling sluggish or out of sync? Struggling with skin problems, aches and pains, or digestive problems? Can’t seem to lose weight? It might be time for a body detox. Practiced for centuries by cultures around the world — including ayurvedic and Chinese

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Foods to Lower Cholesterol

RECOMMENDED Food List to Lower Cholesterol   Photo Attributions – Walnuts photo © U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); avocado and cabbage photos © NY Photographic. Photo License: Creative Commons 3 – CC BY-SA 3.0 and Creative Commons 2

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DIABETES FACT SHEET

What is Diabetes? Diabetes is a disease in which your body doesn’t properly use or make insulin, a needed hormone to breakdown glucose (sugar) in the blood. Types of Diabetes Type 1 Diabetes The Immune system in your body destroys pancreatic cells, which produce insulin, in which insulin must be given manually. Type 2 Diabetes

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Signs & Symptoms of HIV

Within 2-4 weeks after HIV infection, many, but not all, people experience flu-like symptoms, often described as the “worst flu ever.” This is called “acute retroviral syndrome” (ARS) or “primary HIV infection,” and it’s the body’s natural response to the HIV infection. Symptoms can include: Fever (this is the most common symptom) Swollen glands Sore throat Rash

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How to Sleep Right, Tonight

Finding yourself wide awake after a few hours of sleep, or waking often during the night is called “parasomnia” or “sleep maintenance insomnia,” and it’s much more common than people think. A 2005 National Sleep Foundation poll found that 75 percent of adults frequently have symptoms of a sleep problem, including waking during the night.

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